2025 Vacation: Yellowstone National Park Day 2

Good Morning and Welcome Back to Yellowstone National Park!

Today I'm sharing photos and videos from day 2 of our visit to the third largest national park in the lower 48 states. Alaska hosts the five largest including Denali which I visited in 2021, followed by Death Valley and Glacier (which I visited in 2017). 

Anyway...

Day 2 in Yellowstone was just as exciting as day 1 only a lot ... smellier LOL! We traipsed around the Colloidal Pool, drove around Mamoth Hotsprings lower terraces (upper right pic is of Angel Terrace) and visited the Rosevelt Arch at the North entrance.

The Colloidal pool is located in Norris Geyser Basin and believe me, if you're sensitve to awful scents, you want to stay away from this! If you listen closely, you'll hear my honey ask if there is "smell-a-vision" on my phone LOL!

The many colors and various terrain that can be found in Yellowstone is what makes it a must see. In fact, many say if you can only visit One national park in your life, make it this one.

It is certainly a memory I'll never forget.

While there, we grabbed some lunch at the store in Canyon Village, which had nice, clean restrooms despite no seat covers and hand dryers - but still had me humming a happy tune 😍

I hope you've enjoyed this recap of 2025 vacation memories. We're not done yet. Next we're heading to South Dakota and Badlands so check back and come along for the ride!

Until next time, travel safe.

PamT

2025 Vacation: Yellowstone National Park Day 1

Good Morning from my soul's happy place and my home away from home, Bandera, TX! 

I drove up here last Wednesday (April 29th) and let me tell you, I am SO glad to be here. I've talked about how much this place to me in previous posts on what I'm now calling my "book" blog. You can find them here and here so I won't go into much about that but get straight into day 1 of Yellowstone National Park. **PLEASE NOTE: The Sliver Spur Guest Ranch mentioned in these two posts is not operating at the same capacity so if you go and read them, do so to understand on how much I LOVE and Treasure Bandera.** 

Now, on to Yellowstone...

If you've never been to Yellowstone National Park, you'll find the drive absolutely breathtaking. Huge rock formations, geysers, waterfalls, pools of boiling sulphur - you name it, it's there. 

Except bears.

I know, I know there ARE bears in Yellowstone but, for all of you who swear you can see them from the road... I saw ZERO bears! I've always said I have bear blood in me because come winter I'd love to hibernate so maybe that's my totem animal and it's bad luck for me to see one. Whatever the reason God has, we didn't see a single large, brown, fuzzy animal. 

Well, except for this guy and many more like him roaming around and blocking traffic... 😏

I've never seen a gyeser erupt so imagine my awe and wonder watching these two...

 Unlike Old Faithful, Beehive only erupts every few days or weeks so we were lucky to see this and it went on for 9 or 11 minutes and is much higher than Old Faithful.

The visitor centers were gorgeous and bathrooms had me singing a happy tune but you had to be careful walking outside because sometimes there were critters like this little fellow (click on the pic to enlarge) letting you know very vocally that you were pestering them LOL!

I mentioned earlier that it would take a couple of posts to recapp my visit to Yellowstone so I'll close this one for now and pray you come back for day 2.

Until next time safe travels!

PamT

I'm Back (Again - LOL!)

 Good Morning and Welcome back to Bathroom Blues Travel Blog.

In my last post I mentioned I was going to Daytona Beach, FL for NCA/NDA College National competition. My son is the Dance Director and Choreographer for Stephen F. Austin State University and his teams participated in 4 competions. Well, we brought home a Gold (1st place - National Championship - His 19th and SFA's 24th); a Silver (2nd place) and two 4th place in their division! 

I am SO excited for and proud of him, his teams and his/their accomplishments.

My daughter and I drove there on the 8th and back home on the 12th - a 12-14 hr. trip but it was worth it to be in all that great energy.

While on the road we stopped at Nonc Kev's Specialty Meats in Rayne, LA for a bathroom break and to grab a coffee. I'd never been there before and let me tell you, I was well-pleased with the condition of the restroom! It was really nice and clean and you know that had me singing a happy tune for miles. If you're ever on a roadtrip through SWLA, check 'em out.

Our next stop was a Petro TA in Hammond, LA and it was really nice as well (as ALL large truck stops should be!)

Of course we made a couple more times on the way but I didn't pay much attention to the restrooms. By the time we did, we were already on the slippery slope of exhaustion so I just carried my handy disinfectant wipes and took care of business.

On the way home, our first major stop was a Rest Area just west of Tallahassee, FL on Interstate 10, which had Seat Covers which made my heart sing. It too, was very clean - again - as they ALL should be. IMHO of course 😉

But my favorite stop of all on this trip was at the Burger King on SR 181 in Spanish Fort, AL. The young man who waited on us was very friendly and personable and just a plain joy to converser with! I didn't get his name because they were getting really busy and we were in a hurry, but I hope he's there the next time we go through.

Now, as for the restrooms at the event - NCA/NDA made sure those in the Ocean Center were as clean as humanly possible for as many athletes and spectators went through there. Seemed like every time I went, a custodian was busy wiping counters, mopping floors or cleaning stalls. Regardless, I still carried my wipes... too many butts on a seat for me LOL!

Well Friends, that's it for today. I hope you'll check back regularly for more travel fun.

Until next time - Be Safe!

PamT